It was Qin Rui, one of Sun Pengfei's personal guards.
This person's blood was vigorous, and the true essence in his body circulated endlessly. As he walked, he carried a murderous aura. He was obviously a soldier who had been through many battles.
Zhao Xing could tell at a glance that Qin Rui's strength was at the seventh level of the Xiantian Realm.
Qin Rui also sized up this recently famous Heyuan County Head.
He saw that this young county magistrate had an imposing appearance. Although he was young, he had a calm temperament, which made Qin Rui nod his head secretly.
What surprised him even more was that although Zhao Xing was young, his strength seemed to be above his.
This was because his Qi and blood were only thick, but Zhao Xing's bones were silver and his Qi and blood were like mercury.
Qin Rui's True Essence was like a small river that circulated endlessly, but Zhao Xing's True Essence was like a surging ocean, unfathomable.
Qin Rui had only felt this kind of faint pressure from his commander before.
"Qin Rui of the Heroic Army greets Lord Zhao.”Qin Rui bowed respectfully.
If it was any other county lord, he definitely wouldn't be worthy of such a big bow from Qin Rui.
In this chaotic world, the status of a general was even higher than that of a civil official, even though the county lords were one level higher than him.
However, Zhao Xing was worthy of Qin Rui's sincere respect.
"General Qin, there's no need to be so polite. Speaking of which, the Heroic Army is guarding the Liang Province. As local officials, we should thank the Heroic Army on behalf of the thousands of citizens.”Zhao Xing smiled and helped Qin Rui up.
Now, the external enemies of the imperial court were demons and devils, while the internal enemies were sects and bandits from all over the world.
If it wasn't for the fact that the various divisions were overseeing the battle, there was no telling what would have happened. Thus, Zhao Xing wasn't trying to flatter them.
"I don't dare to call you general. We were only doing our duty.”Qin Rui said," On the contrary, it's my lord who exterminated the snake demon, wiped out the clan, and killed the bandits. That is the true blessing of the people."
"As the general said, this official is only doing what is within my duty.”Zhao Xing waved his hand. "General, please sit."
Qin Rui nodded and sat upright.
It was only the first time he had met him, but he already had a good impression of this young County Lord.
The two of them sat down. After some pleasantries, Qin Rui went straight to the point.
"Lord Zhao, to tell you the truth, I have come here to congratulate you on your meritorious deed in killing the bandits, and also for the Blackwind Bandits.”
"I'm willing to hear the details."
"The Black Wind Mountain Village has been a scourge for many years. In fact, with the strength of our Heroic Army, it is only a matter of turning over our hands to eradicate the Black Wind Mountain Village.”
"The reason why I haven't been able to do it is because, firstly, most of my energy is concentrated elsewhere. Secondly, the whereabouts of the Black Wind Mountain Village are uncertain. This greatly increases the difficulty of raiding."
"I heard that you have killed two groups of bandits. I wonder if you can interrogate them about the whereabouts of the Black Wind Mountain Village?”Qin Rui stared at Zhao Xing.
"So you're here for this." Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Indeed, he had killed four leaders. Before this, whether it was the local officials or the army, they had never had the chance to kill a leader.
In the eyes of the outside world, he might have managed to force out the exact whereabouts of the Black Wind Mountain Village.
"It's rare that there's a soldier like Commander Sun who cares about the people in this world.”Zhao Xing sighed." Since General is so honest, I might as well speak frankly.”
"I do know a thing or two about the whereabouts of the Black Wind Mountain Village.”
"But…"
"Today's discussion is not for the public, nor will it be announced to a third person.
"It's just that I and the commander are two people who work for the well-being of the people.”
Qin Rui looked at Zhao Xing in surprise. After careful observation, he actually felt that Zhao Xing seemed to know a lot of things.
She had even guessed his intentions.
"Naturally." Qin Rui said," What do you think, sir? Just say it." I have full authority to represent my commander."
"The Black Wind Mountain Village is located in the Phoenix Cry Mountain Range.”
"There are countless bandits in this mountain range. It is the duty of the commander to guard this place, so I am also duty-bound.”
"Therefore, I'm willing to complete the intelligence of the Black Wind Mountain Village and send troops with the commander to completely eliminate the Black Wind Mountain Village and the surrounding bandits.”
Qin Rui took a deep look at Zhao Xing.
He wasn't a reckless warrior, so he immediately understood the meaning behind Zhao Xing's words.
That was…
Cooperation!
After thinking for a moment, Qin Rui nodded slightly and said,""When will Milord be able to complete the information?”
"After the summer harvest and before the autumn harvest."
"Alright, since that's the case, we'll do as you wish.”
……
After watching Qin Rui leave, Zhao Xing stood in the main hall and looked into the distance.
"It turns out that I'm not the only one eyeing the path from the Phoenix Cry Mountain Range to the Southern Barbaric Plains.”
"But that's good too. With the heroic army in front, I won't be so eye-catching.”
There was no doubt that the profits from the trade route were huge. With the prosperous trade of the Great Zhou, there were probably people who had long been exploiting the backward Nanman.
Zhao Xing understood that this might be an opportunity.
He had decided to participate and get a share of the profits when he was looking at the map.
As for how much he could get, it would depend on how strong he was.
That was why he set a deadline.
As for why the Heroic Army had agreed to do this, Zhao Xing could vaguely guess.
The main reason was that it was inconvenient to be in the army.
However, as the situation became unstable, these misgivings would slowly dissipate. The earlier he took the train, the greater the benefits he would obtain.
" The army is starting to have impure thoughts. A storm is brewing in the Great Zhou Dynasty…" Shaking his head, Zhao Xing tossed these things aside and turned to walk into the hall.
The summer harvest was almost here.
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